Bear - A Novel

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the celebrated author of NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, “Thrilling and propulsive, glorious and terrifying. Julia Phillips is a brilliant writer.”--Ann Patchett “Beautiful and haunting . . . this is brilliant.”-- This Random House Book Club edition includes an author’s note, the Grimm fairytale that inspired the book, a playlist, and a discussion guide. Sam and Elena dream of another life. On the island off the coast of Washington where they were born and raised, they and their mother struggle to survive. Sam works on the ferry that delivers wealthy mainlanders to their vacation homes while Elena bartends at the local golf club, but even together they can’t earn enough to get by, stirring their frustration about the limits that shape their existence. Then one night on the boat, Sam spots a bear swimming the dark waters of the channel. Where is it going? What does it want? When the bear turns up by their home, Sam, terrified, is more convinced than ever that it’s time to leave the island. But Elena responds differently to the massive beast. Enchanted by its presence, she throws into doubt the desire to escape and puts their long-held dream in danger. A story about the bonds of sisterhood and the mysteries of the animals that live among us--and within us--

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Julia Phillips is the bestselling author of the novel Disappearing Earth, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and one of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year. A 2024 Guggenheim fellow, she lives with her family in Brooklyn.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Julia Phillips, Phillips Julia
• Verlag: Hogarth US
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 24.06.2025
• EAN: 9780525436232
• ISBN: 978-0-525-43623-2
• Seiten: 320
• Abmessung: 131 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family